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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1929
Page
8
The Elliott School in Homer Township reports 1090 percent attendance in November with no tardies. The article lists students and staff, notes illnesses, PTA meeting at the high school, and a few local family happenings.
A Sunday night fire at Shawnee damaged the High School basement due to a wire shortage but caused only slight damage. The region saw various residents visiting relatives or traveling, including Miss Veronica Whorie in Dixie and Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Griffith returning to Akron. Other items note residents such as Mrs. Thomas Humphrey in fragile health, Columbus visitors Thermas Thompson and Marie Turnbull, and multiple locals visiting kin or traveling for business over the week.
Mineral Thelma and Freda Ely attended a show in Athens with relatives. Frank Forrest was a bus visitor there Saturday. Warren Fee and Ne Knowlton hosted guests with Dell McAfee. Joe Buckley visited Athens Monday. Ray Pidcock and daughter Sylvia vacationed in Coolville with Cleve Snyder family. Mrs Weigle spent Tuesday in Parkersburg. Mary Clark and Dorothy Clark visited Athens Tuesday. Arthur Brooks and Ezra McLeod hosted Sunday guests. J P Emish visited relatives in Athens. his son Charles is improving.
Bonnie Dundee questions Emil Sevier in a tense third degree style as Commissioner O'Brien and Sergeant Turner supervise. Dundee lays out a detailed, evidence backed timeline from Sevier’s movements and actions around Mrs. Hogarth’s murder, including plans to rob her, entry through a window, the Dusty Rhodes cap, and a torn rose trellis indicating entry. Sevier denies the charges but the room holds until Dundee asserts he has proof, with the scene set for a dramatic confrontation.
Local residents from Mt. Gilead to Athens group for Thanksgiving gatherings. Several families, including Swishers, Watkins, Metcalfs, Boggs, and Ackleys, hosted relatives and friends across Coolville, Laurelville, Chauncey, Stewart, Marion, and Guysville to share meals and time during the holiday.
Tuppers Plains announced the birth of a boy weighing nine pounds at home on November 24. The baby was named Paul Edward Amos Smith.
Bishopville residents hosted visitors including Oscar Artrup and family from Columbus and Ira Falls with Fred Kittle in Athens. Miss Edith South aids at work while J W Moody remains on sick list. Homer McKown and son William visited Parkersburg. Miles Hoon hosted by the Hoon family. The Church Community Club held a Townhouse debate and a beauty contest won by Alice Dennison. Jessie McDonald vacationed in Columbus with Charles Carroll.
Strouds Run reports a string of visits and social calls across local families including Mrs. Alva Gillette and daughter Virginia and Mrs. Ben Gillette of Athens. Vine Tucker remains seriously ill at home. Glen Poston resumes Ohio University study after Thanksgiving with his parents.
Murray City reports Thanksgiving visitors from Nelsonville Athens and Columbus. Dr E A Person accompanied Charles Stratton to Columbus hospital. The home of Mr and Mrs Jasper Stevenson near Brushfork Junction was destroyed by fire Saturday evening. Numerous locals traveled to spend the holiday with relatives and friends across nearby towns.
Carbondale and nearby towns report Thanksgiving visits as Mr and Mrs Leslie Howson Mrs Henry Pollock and son Arthur return from relatives. Several residents host guests from Gypsum Circleville Athens Akron and Barberton with continued family visits noted. Wesley Six resumes work at Carbondale mine after illness and other local updates follow.
No services were held at Sharpsburg Sunday due to Rev. Gregory’s illness and the late arrival of Prof Schickadentz from Bartlett High. Floyd Grimes of Canton visited his parents here over the weekend, Mrs Grimes accompanied him to the home of Mr and Mrs J A McPeak in Elliots where she was detained by CHHESS. Rev Standiford of Coalton visited Mr and Mrs Clarence Iterns, and the Gregory family traveled to Racine and then Lancager for the week. Leonard McPeak of Elliots spent the weekend with his sister, Joe Beard of Medica visited family, and a son was born last week to Mr and Mrs Fred Lewis near Piantsville.
Two daughters and the Winefordners visited Mr and Mrs Harold Winefordner. The Brooker and Harper families attended Mrs B W Harper’s funeral in Columbus. Edith Short and two children visited Athens. Mary Newman spent days with her daughter and family.
Canaonville residents Roye Aller family and Kenneth Wade party visited James Wade. Lula Edwards Vida Buck traveled to Athens on business. Wells group Nina Rhodes and Kelly visited uncle Qwimby Rhodes. Raymond Gaskin also visited Athens. Darnell family members called on George Darnell’s household.
Cleveland report states Shervine Witams Company unveils a $500,000 expansion plan supported by national investment partners. The announcement includes details on new facilities and potential job growth, with headquarters noted.
John Lowman, president of the Philadelphia Tire and Rubber Company in Akron, was seriously injured today when his auto skidded off a North End street and plunged down a 100 foot incline.
An advertisement promotes gargling Bayer Aspirin dissolved in a quarter glass of water as a practical throat relief during winter. It claims relief for tonsillitis and other pains, touting Bayer as genuine and stressing aspirin as the key active ingredient.
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